Esports star Karel ‘Twisten’ Asenbrener dead at 19 after chilling final tweet: ‘Good night’
nypost.comAsenbrener tweeted Tuesday, for the final time, drawing 3.8 million views on the social media platform.French eSports organization Team Vitality announced the death of its star “Valorant” player in a tweet Wednesday. “We are heartbroken to share with you that our Valorant player Karel ‘Twisten’ Asenbrener passed away last night,” the statement read. “We are deeply saddened by this devastating loss, and our first thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends in this difficult time.”The note continued: “The whole Team Vitality Organization is devastated by this news.”The Post has contacted a rep for Asenbrener for comment.
In a separate tweet, Team Vitality stressed the importance of mental health and directed social media users to the Mental Health Europe website.
Harry “Gorilla” Mepham, Team Vitality’s assistant coach, also remembered Asenbrener on Twitter.“I woke up this morning to the news of one of my closest friends, someone who genuinely felt as if he was my brother, taking his own life.
Words can not describe the grief or emptiness i’m feeling right now,” Mepham wrote on Wednesday.“I loved him and forever will.
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